Thermal coal price stability. Strong throughout the early hot weather eased recently, residents living in this stabilized, local power coal stockpiles have not experienced a strong test, so the market demand for thermal coal is relatively stable recently. Focus on key business focus of regulation by the state coal prices have been stable, while the market supply of more limited, focusing on coal prices also do not want to have a substantial adjustment, so in the case of large ore prices steady, the market price adjustment is not great enthusiasm.
Price of coking coal market as a whole remained stable. Given the current market weakness downstream run, demand for raw materials is relatively flat. Affected, coking coal companies have different levels of inventory, but overall sales remained stable, so the price adjustment of coal prices are not in a hurry, or continue to wait and see in the afternoon. July, it seems difficult to pick up market, demand for steel will be in August began to rise when the market rebound likely, the recent market weakness will continue, the market needs to continue to wait.
Smoke-free lump coal in Shanxi Province early low prices began to increase, the range of 40-60 yuan / ton. As the market has been in a smoke-free lump coal prices high, although the early part of the small and medium enterprises in coal prices fell slightly, but the large ore prices have been relatively strong. Downstream product prices of urea and other chemical industry upward, has been supporting anthracite market. Immediately have to go in the late season demand for anthracite, this year taking into account the overall market may still remain high, so the early start prices low price of coal price adjustment, but this price adjustment, these companies will wait and see once again steady, continuous short-term difficult adjustment possible.
PCI coal market price temporarily stable. The current low profitability of the downstream steel mills, more cautious on the procurement of raw materials, restricted by the downturn in the downstream market, injection coal to take the goods from the previous month decline, particularly in the South to accept the goods the customer will decline significantly, began to pressure injection coal market, high prices also a fall trend.